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Application of response surface methodology to optimize the extraction of essential oil from ripe berries of Pistacia lentiscus using ultrasonic pretreatment
The objective of this study was to extract essential oil from the ripe berries of this plant and optimize the extraction parameters using the Response Surface Methodology (RSM). Design Expert 9.0.6 was used to design the experiments based on the Box-Behnken Design with three parameters, namely extraction time, ultrasonic power and plant material to water ratio. The ranges of the examined independent variables (factors), i.e. the extraction time (30.60–90 h), ultrasonic power (20–60 W) and plant material to water ratio of (1:4–1:12 g dry berries per ml water) were identified by preliminary experiments. The antioxi...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 5, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Management of pests and diseases of important tropical/subtropical medicinal and aromatic plants: A review
Publication date: May 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Volume 9Author(s): Ruparao T. GahukarAbstractMedicinal plant parts are generally used in ayurvedic medicines and local decoction and other home-made preparations. Essential oils extracted from aromatic plants are used in perfumes and food industries. Healthy plant material is therefore essential for maintaining product quality. However, cultivation of both medicinal and aromatic plants is facing problems, the major being lack of production technology and unregulated marketing. Additionally, both quantity and quality of biomass a...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 5, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Genetic diversity and chemotype selection in genus Ocimum
Publication date: May 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Volume 9Author(s): Smita Singh, R.K. Lal, Ranjana Maurya, C.S. ChanotiyaAbstractThe present study was conducted to examin the genetic diversity and clustring pattern among twenty five accessions of basil. The highly significant ANOVA results indicated the presence of high amount of genetic variability which was also confirmed by the wide range of D2-values (0.074-212.97). The all accessions, grouped into seven divers clusters (I–VII). The intra-cluster divergence was maximum within cluster-VII (D2 = 43.32), the inter-clust...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 5, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

A kinetic study of essential oil components distillation for the recovery of carvacrol rich fractions
Publication date: May 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Volume 9Author(s): Dimitrios Tsimogiannis, Vassiliki OreopoulouAbstractThe distillation kinetics of the different essential oil components from four Lamiaceae herbs was investigated. Origanum vulgare L. ssp. hirtum, Origanum onites L., Origanum dictamnus L., and Satureja thymbra L. (harvests of 2013–2015), that present similar composition of essential oil were distilled in a laboratory-scale steam distiller. The recovery of the essential oil (EO) and its components was adequately described by non-steady state diffusion kinetic...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 5, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Application of INAA technique for analysis of essential trace and toxic elements in medicinal seeds of Carum carvi L. & Foeniculum vul-gare Mill. used in Algeria
The objective of this work is to contribute by using nuclear analytical techniques, for studying a large number of natural food samples consumed in Algeria related to nutrition and human health. The present study focuses on the analysis of the seeds of caraway and fennel used in our country by using instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) technique. Twenty-seven elements were assessed (As, Ce, Co, Cr, Cs, Eu, Hf, La, Mo, Lu, Nd, Sb, Sc, Se, Sm, Tb, Yb, Th, Ba, Br, Rb, Sr, Zn, Ca, K, Na and Fe) and the accuracy of the method was evaluated by analyzing the Certified Reference Materials (CRMs). The daily intake of ess...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 5, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Evaluation of antioxidant compounds, antioxidant activities and capsaicinoid compounds of Chili (Capsicum sp.) germplasms available in Malaysia
Publication date: May 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Volume 9Author(s): Md. Amirul Alam, Nur Farah Syazwanie, Nor Hasima Mahmod, Noor Afiza Badaluddin, Kamarul ‘Ain Mustafa, Nadiawati Alias, Farzad Aslani, M. Asaduzzaman ProdhanAbstractThe study was carried out to quantify and to evaluate the important chilli bioactive compounds from six different chilli varieties such as; Wild Capsicum, Cili Padi Thai, Cili Johor, Cili Padi Rangup, Cili Padi Putih and Cili Padi Centil collected from different locations of Malaysia. The antioxidant compounds; Total Phenolics, Total Flavonoids, T...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 5, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Genetic architecture of some agronomic traits as deciphered from diallel cross analysis of Plantago ovata Forsk
Publication date: May 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Volume 9Author(s): Sougata Sarkar, Raj K. LalAbstractFrom a collection of 105 genetic stocks of Plantago sp., a 7 × 7 diallel analysis was conducted for the estimation of gene action in seven parents in Plantago ovata. Using Hayman's Graphical (Wr – Vr graphs) model we analyzed the gene action for fourteen agronomic traits. The traits – days to 50% flowering, plant height, branches per plant, panicles per plant, peduncle length, panicle length, panicle weight per plot, days to maturity, seed yield per plot, inflorescenc...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 5, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Incorporation of 2-hydroxypropyl β-cyclodextrin in a biomolecule-based low-transition temperature mixture (LTTM) boosts efficiency of polyphenol extraction from Moringa oleifera Lam leaves
Publication date: May 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Volume 9Author(s): Ioanna Karageorgou, Spyros Grigorakis, Stavros Lalas, Ioannins Mourtzinos, Dimitris P. MakrisAbstractA novel LTTM composed of glycerol and sodium acetate was used to assess the effect of 2-hydroxypropyl β-cyclodextrin (CD) on the effectiveness of polyphenol extraction from M. oleifera leaves (MoL). The extraction process was based on a 23-full factorial design and response surface methodology, to evaluate simultaneously the effect of CD concentration (CCD), liquid-to-solid ratio (RL/S) and temperature (T). By...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 5, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Evaluation of combining ability in Cucurbita pepo L. and Cucurbita moschata Duchesne accessions for fruit and seed quantitative traits
Publication date: May 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Volume 9Author(s): Reza Darrudi, Vahideh Nazeri, Forouzandeh Soltani, Majid Shokrpour, Maria Raffaella ErcolanoAbstractA complete diallel cross study of seven Iranian accessions of Cucurbita, including five C. pepo (four naked seed and one true seed type) and two C. moschata accessions, was carried out during two planting seasons at University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran. Investigated traits were fruit number, fruit yield, seed yield, fruit weight, seed weight, ratio of fruit weight/seed weight, 100 seeds weight and seed number. ANOV...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 5, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Breeding cumin landraces (Cuminum cyminum L.) for drought tolerance based on physiological and genetical traits
Publication date: May 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Volume 9Author(s): Hossein Kazemi, Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Mortazavian, Majid Ghorbani-JavidAbstractThe effect of water stress on the different physiological and biochemical traits, including the essential oil (EO) content, the relative water content (RWC) of leaf, soluble sugars, chlorophyll a and b, and carotenoid besides seed yield, was studied in 49 landraces of cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.). The genetic bases of distinct traits were estimated to get an overview of the genetic variability for cumin breeding programs. Heritability,...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 5, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Impact of amine- and phenyl-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles impacts on microwave-assisted extraction of essential oils from root of Berberis integerrima Bunge
In this study, essential oils were extracted from the roots of Berberis integerrima Bunge using hydrodistillation (HD) and modified microwave-assisted hydrodistillation (MAHD) techniques for the first time. In the first step, amine- and phenyl-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles were synthesized through the silanization method. Afterwards, their effects on extraction efficiency were investigated from quantitative and qualitative points of view. The results obtained from the conventional HD method explicitly showed that the quantity of the extracted essence was negligible both in the presence and absence of modified synth...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 5, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Morphological, physiological and phytochemical response of different Satureja hortensis L. accessions to salinity in a greenhouse experiment
This study is focusing on Satureja hortensis L., an annual herbal plant, which is accepted as a spice and traditional herbal medicine in Iran. The aim of this study is to investigate effects of salinity stress on the morphological, physiological, osmotic and phytochemical parameters of S. hortensis accessions. This experiment was arranged as factorial based on a completely randomized design with three replications. Factors were salinity stress, including 0 and 50 mM NaCl treatments and accessions including Rafsanjan, Zarand, Shahr-e Babak, Sirjan, Kerman, Baft, Jiroft, Bardsir and Kahnuj. All accessions showed significan...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 5, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Microwave-assisted extraction of Vernonia amygdalina leaf for optimal recovery of total phenolic content
Publication date: Available online 19 June 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic PlantsAuthor(s): O.R. Alara, N.H. Abdurahman, S.K. Abdul Mudalip, O.A. OlalereAbstractThe microwave-assisted extraction conditions for the optimal yield of extracts and total phenolic content (TPC) from Vernonia amygdalina leaf were optimized using a face-centered central composite design of response surface methodology. The independent parameters were viz: irradiation time (5–15 min), microwave power (400–600 W), temperature (90–110 °C), and feed-to-solvent ratio (1:8–1:12 g/mL). The optimal condit...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 5, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Genetic diversity in Callicarpa kwangtungensis Chun. based on morphological, biochemical and ISSR markers
Publication date: Available online 20 June 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic PlantsAuthor(s): Hai-ling Fang, Wei Nie, Pei-lin Zhu, Cheng-yuan Liang, Shao-yong DengAbstractAn evaluation of genetic variation and genetic structure of 17 wild populations of Callicarpa kwangtungensis in China were studied using morphological traits, biochemical and ISSR markers. The 17 accessions of C. kwangtungensis genotypes exhibited considerable variation for morphological characters, which plant height, ground diameter, leaf length, leaf width and leaf area were the main traits according to the principal coo...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 5, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Essential oil of Piper betle L. leaves: Chemical composition, anti-acetylcholinesterase, anti-β-glucuronidase and cytotoxic properties
In this study, the essential oils were extracted from seven local varieties of P. betle L. leaves (Bangla, Bagerhati, Manikdanga, Meetha, Kalibangla, Chhaanchi and Ghanagete) with the aim to characterize the varieties on the basis of oil constituents and to study their enzyme inhibitory and cytotoxic properties. Forty five identified essential oil constituents were subjected to different multivariate statistical analyses e. g. PCA, PLS-DA (R2 = 0.40694; Q2 = 0.31199), OPLS-DA (R2X = 0.154; R2Y = 0.742; Q2 = 0.664) and sPLS-DA. The first three statistical models distinguished mainly Chhaanchi, Meetha, Ma...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 5, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research